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Whately Select Board Backs Center School Bond Bid, Approves Survey Funds

WHATELY — March 25, 2026 — Whately Select Board votes to pursue state transportation bond earmark for Center School. The board voted unanimously at its March 25 meeting to authorize a Center School Committee representative identified as Jonathan to contact state Sen. Jo Comerford and request inclusion of Center School infrastructure improvements

Sunderland Boards Set Framework for Tiered Override, Face Friday Deadline

WHATELY — March 24, 2026 — Sunderland's Select Board and Finance Committee spent nearly two hours Tuesday building a tiered Proposition 2½ override framework to address a budget gap revised during the meeting to $822,686. The boards tentatively settled on two override ballot questions — a first tier of roughly

Whately Personnel Committee Approves 2.5 Percent COLA Recommendation for FY2027

WHATELY — March 24, 2026 — Whately Personnel Committee unanimously recommends a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for town employees in fiscal year 2027. The four-member committee voted 4-0 at its March 24 meeting to approve the annual recommendation letter to the Finance Committee, down from the 4

Conway Select Board eyes October vote on $236 million Franklin Tech building project

WHATELY — March 23, 2026 — Conway Select Board sets October 6 vote on $236 million Franklin County Technical School building. Superintendent Martin and new business manager Liz Bouchard told the board and Finance Committee Monday that the proposed new construction — down from an initial $246 million estimate — would draw roughly $112

Quorum Shortage Forces FCAT to Table $121,800 FY27 Budget Vote

WHATELY — March 19, 2026 — Frontier Community Access Television's board tabled its fiscal year 2027 budget vote after failing to reach a quorum at its March 19 meeting. The proposed budget totals approximately $121,805, built on an $80,000 payroll estimate — well below the theoretical $136,000 ceiling

Deerfield Select Board Clears Eminent Domain Step for Stillwater Bridge Replacement

Deerfield Select Board unanimously authorizes eminent domain takings for Stillwater Bridge and approves new police hire.

Whately Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets, Hears Franklin Tech Capital Project Update

WHATELY — March 18, 2026 — Whately Finance Committee reviews FY27 budgets and receives Franklin Tech building cost update. Franklin County Technical School Business Manager Liz Bouchard told the joint Finance Committee and Select Board meeting Wednesday that Whately's share of the district's $236 million building project is

Conservation Commission clears Kestrel Land Trust to expand bog bridging at Whately Center Woods

WHATELY — March 18, 2026 — Whately Conservation Commission clears 330-foot bog bridge expansion at Whately Center Woods. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to issue a negative determination of applicability — requiring no wetlands permit — for a Kestrel Land Trust project to extend existing bog bridging along a chronically wet stretch of

Whately Boards Weigh Override as Budget Gap Exceeds $500,000

WHATELY — March 17, 2026 — Whately's Select Board and Finance Committee weighed override options ranging from 4 to 8 percent as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget gap exceeded $500,000. Sunderland Elementary School Principal Darius told both boards that a failed override would force the elimination

Whately Boards Vote to Put Single Override Question on May Ballot

WHATELY — March 16, 2026 — Whately Select Board and Finance Committee agree on a single Proposition 2½ override question for the May 2 town election. Both bodies voted unanimously at their March 16 joint session to combine school and general-government funding into one ballot question, rejecting a split approach. With

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